{"product_id":"some-write-to-the-future-ariel-dorfman-9780822312697","title":"Some Write to the Future: Essays on Contemporary Latin American Fiction","description":"Formerly exiled Chilean author Ariel Dorfman, one of Latin America's greatest writers and a major literary figure of the twentieth century, is known for such critically acclaimed works as the novel \u003ci\u003eWidows\u003c\/i\u003e and the play \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e. A master of various literary forms, this collection draws together Dorfman's critical essays on contemporary Latin American writing. Spanning more than twenty years and arranged in chronological order, each essay is devoted to a single author-Miguel Angel Asturias, Jorge Luis Borges, José Maria Arguedas, Alejo Carpentier, Gabrial Garcia Márquez, Roa Bastos-and one final essay looks at the \"testimonial\" or concentration camp literature from Chile.\u003cp\u003ePraise for Ariel Dorfman\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most important voices coming out of Latin America.\"-Salman Rushdie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable writer . . . writing out of a very different cultural perspective from comfortable American readers.\"-Digby Diehl, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Herald Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the six greatest Latin American novelists.\"-Jacobo Timmerman, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariel Dorfman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822312697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822312697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 5.41w x 0.80d","brand":"Ariel Dorfman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579613331711,"sku":"9780822312697","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_942faaf4-0c0c-48b0-877d-21b251be692c.jpg?v=1763875413","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/some-write-to-the-future-ariel-dorfman-9780822312697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}